Predicts Record Traffic on 54 This Summer
Col Claude C Earp new president of the National U S Highway 54 association predicts an all time traffic record on Route 54 this summer. He says the diagonal route from Chicago to El Paso saves time and fuel, bypasses major cities, and offers numerous motor courts and services along the way.
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Claude C. Earp
Nevada
Earn
Selective Service
Missouri
Earp
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
el Paso
U.S. 54
New York City
California
Wichita
Rock Island
Santa Rosa
Engineer Found Dead From Shotgun Blast
L Barenkamp 56 an engineer of Marked Tree Ark was found dead late yesterday from an apparent accidental shotgun discharge while he worked on a St Francis river levee project. He was wounded in the neck and face and died in the cab of a government truck. Widow Thelma and two young daughters survive. He was employed by the U S Corps of Engineers.
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Barenkemp
Thelma
Church Tax Ruling On Parsonage Property in 1949
Atty Gen Tayloy rules Wyatt Pa Baptist Church must pay three property taxes on the parsonage received in 1949. Property used solely for religious charitable or educational purposes remains exempt, so the church cannot dodge last seven months of 1949 taxes. The opinion says taxes apply even if the property was bought during the year.
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J. E. Tayloy
Wyatt Pa Baptist Church
St. Joseph
B. C G. Tomlinson
St. Francois
Attorn
Principal Credits HADACOL Cure for Stomach Woes in 1950
Vincent Alabama March 23 1950 letter from D B Smith principal of Vincent High School describes relief from nervous stomach and fatigue after using HADACOL a vitamin and mineral tonic. advertisement urges readers to buy with money back guarantee and notes sizes 1.25 and 3.50 with drugstores.
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Lam
Vincent High School
Hadacol
Tuck Peter
D. B. Smith
Principal Smith
Thy LeAlens Corperation
New Bell Contract Threatens End to Expansion
Southwestern Bell announces a one year contract covering about 50 000 employees with wage bumps in some cities 50c to 80c weekly plus reduced schedules and city reclassifications The CIO C W A cites gains in hours and pay while the company warns rate hikes are needed to fund a multi million dollar improvement plan and expansion may halt.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Vision 20
CIO Communications
International Union
House OKs Residence In U S for Czech Immigrant
A 76-year-old Czechoslovakian immigrant living in Kansas City has been approved by the House for permanent U S residence. Her Senate case follows. She came to marry a former GI, but the wedding did not occur. Rep Merer introduced the bill. A separate note awards Gordon Pen Gordon a merit certificate for standing service to the hard of hearing, presented in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Washington
Zizkovsky
Kansas City
House of Representatives
U.S
Senate
America
Floyd L. Wilson
McCune, Kas
Counse
Merer
R-Kas
Gordon Pen Gordon
Capital City
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sears Roebuck Sales To New Record High
Chicago June 7 AP Sears Roebuck and company reported record high sales for May and for the year to May 31 Retail and mail order sales for May totaled 213 787 189 up from 192 601 565 in May 1949 For the four months Feb 1 through May 31 this year’s total was 735 760 105 up 74 percent over 685 098 286 in the comparable period four years ago
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
New Teeford
Police Charge Owner Of Barbeque Shop With Growing Drug
Garland Calif June 7 AP The “barbeque king” was charged with growing marijuana at his cafe Henry Daniels 50 plants were found on his roof and yard used ventilators of the restaurant pit to dry leaves Officers valued the plants at 830 000 The shop was described as a major supply center for Northern Cantar
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Garland
Calif
Henry Daniels
Daniels
Guy Skelton
Daniels’ Barbeque
Cantar
Plan Big Push for Yellow Oleo When Federal Tax Ends
Washington June 7 AP Margarine makers plan a big push for yellow oleo the day the 10 cent a pound federal tax is dropped Saturday July 1 The president of the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers says housewives should see lower prices that day and the tax savings passed to consumers making yellow margarine available at about the white margarine price Most states have authorized yellow margarine with 15 still banning color Yellow margarine expected to replace white on shelves after June 30 The repeal also removes a one cent tax on uncolored margarine and dealer licenses The government collected over 23 million dollars from margarine taxes in 1949 and sales rose as households saved after wartime conditions The trade notes public interest boosted margarine sales and yellow margarine has grown in popularity
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Washington
Paul Truitt
National Association of Margarine Manufacturers
Ald
Trunt
Thase
Mufflers Sought for Power Lawn Mowers in Hamilton
Hamilton Ohio June 7 AP Councilman Edward Beckett calls for mufflers on motor driven lawn mowers to curb noise. Acting city manager Charles Schwalm says noisy machines may violate general ordinance noise laws and pledged to look into the matter.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Edward Beckett
Charles Schwalm
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